CN110632884A - Low-power consumption monitoring device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a low-power consumption monitoring device, which is characterized in that an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned aerial vehicle accommodating device are arranged near an oil pipeline, detection labels are equidistantly arranged on the oil pipeline, the control device is further used for controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor the environmental data of the oil pipeline, the monitored data comprises image data acquired by the unmanned aerial vehicle and the environmental data acquired by the detection labels, and the monitoring power consumption is reduced while the oil pipeline is efficiently monitored.

Description

Low-power consumption monitoring device

Technical Field

The invention relates to an oil and gas transportation technology, in particular to a low-power consumption monitoring device.

Background

Petroleum, liquefied gas, and the like are important energy sources and have important significance for national construction. In the prior art, oil pipelines are often used for transporting oil or natural gas. Oil pipelines are laid for long distances because oil wells are often located in remote areas where there are rare occurrences.

In the prior art, a large amount of manpower and material resources are often required to be invested for monitoring in order to maintain the oil pipeline. Due to geographical factors of oil pipeline laying, monitoring cost is further increased, if monitoring efficiency is improved, more monitoring equipment is required to be input, and therefore system power consumption is increased on the whole.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a low-power consumption monitoring device which is used for reducing power consumption while ensuring the monitoring efficiency of an oil conveying pipeline.

A first aspect of the present invention provides a low power consumption monitoring apparatus, comprising: the unmanned aerial vehicle comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle, unmanned aerial vehicle accommodating equipment, a detection tag and control equipment;

the detection labels are arranged on the oil pipeline at equal intervals and establish a wireless link with the control equipment; the control equipment also establishes a wireless link with the unmanned aerial vehicle accommodating equipment; the unmanned aerial vehicle is parked on the unmanned aerial vehicle accommodating equipment in a standby state;

the control equipment is used for controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly to a monitoring position;

the detection tag is used for acquiring environmental data of the oil pipeline;

the unmanned aerial vehicle is used for acquiring the reported environmental data of at least one detection tag and the image data of the monitoring position;

the control equipment is used for acquiring the environment data and the image data of the monitoring position through a wireless link, and generating a first power consumption control strategy when the environment data and the image data of the monitoring position are in normal states; the first power consumption control strategy is issued to the detection label through the unmanned aerial vehicle;

the detection tag is further used for reducing a detection period according to the first power consumption control strategy.

Optionally, the control device is further configured to generate a second power consumption control policy when the environmental data and/or the image data of the monitored location satisfy an abnormal condition; the second power consumption control strategy is issued to the detection label through the unmanned aerial vehicle;

and the detection tag is also used for improving the detection period according to the second power consumption control strategy.

Optionally, the detection tag includes: a first detection tag, a second detection tag, and a third detection tag;

when the environmental data of the first detection tag and the image data of the monitoring position of the first detection tag, the environmental data of the second detection tag and the image data of the monitoring position of the second detection tag, and the environmental data of the third detection tag and the image data of the monitoring position of the third detection tag are all in a normal state, the control device is further configured to generate a standby command; the standby command is issued to the first detection label and the second detection label through the unmanned aerial vehicle;

the first detection tag and the second detection tag are respectively configured to be in a low power consumption state based on the standby command.

Optionally, when the first detection tag or the second detection tag is in the low power consumption state, the obtaining of the environmental data of the oil pipeline is stopped.

Optionally, when the environmental data of the third detection tag and the image data of the monitoring position of the third detection tag satisfy an abnormal condition, the control device is further configured to generate a start command; the first detection label and the second detection label are issued by the unmanned aerial vehicle;

and the first detection tag and the second detection tag respectively acquire the environmental data of the oil pipeline again according to the starting command.

According to the low-power-consumption monitoring device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the unmanned aerial vehicle and the unmanned aerial vehicle accommodating equipment are arranged near the oil pipeline, the detection labels are arranged on the oil pipeline at equal intervals, the control equipment is further used for controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor the environmental data of the oil pipeline, the monitored data comprise the image data acquired by the unmanned aerial vehicle and the environmental data acquired by the detection labels, and the monitoring power consumption is reduced while the oil pipeline is efficiently monitored.

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Fig. 1A is a schematic structural diagram of a low power consumption monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 1B is a schematic view of an unmanned aerial vehicle in a working state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2A is a schematic structural diagram of another low power consumption monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2B is a schematic view of an unmanned aerial vehicle in another working state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1A is a schematic structural diagram of a low power consumption monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and referring to fig. 1A, the system includes: the unmanned aerial vehicle comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle 10, unmanned aerial vehicle accommodating equipment 11, a detection tag 12 and control equipment 13;

wherein, the detection tags 12 are arranged on the oil pipeline 20 at equal intervals and establish a wireless link with the control equipment 13; the control equipment 13 also establishes a wireless link with the unmanned aerial vehicle accommodating equipment 11; the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 is parked on the unmanned aerial vehicle accommodating equipment 11 in a standby state;

the control equipment 13 is used for controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 to fly to a monitoring position;

a detection tag 12 for acquiring environmental data of the oil pipeline 20;

the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 is used for acquiring reported environment data and image data of a monitoring position of at least one detection tag 12;

specifically, fig. 1B is a schematic diagram of the unmanned aerial vehicle in a working state according to an embodiment of the present invention, and referring to fig. 1B, where three first detection tags 12a, second detection tags 12B, and third detection tags 12c that are equidistantly arranged on an oil pipeline 20 are taken as an example, the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 wirelessly communicates with the first detection tag 12a, the second detection tag 12B, and the third detection tag 12c through a wireless link 1, a wireless link 2, and a wireless link 3, respectively; the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 carries out wireless communication with the control device 13 through the wireless link 4, and the control device 13 carries out wireless communication with the unmanned aerial vehicle accommodating device 11 through the wireless link 5. Optionally, because oil pipeline 20's length is longer, can set up a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicle holding equipment 11 and the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 that corresponds based on the certain distance, every unmanned aerial vehicle 10 can monitor a plurality of detection labels 12 respectively.

A control device 13 for acquiring environmental data and image data of the monitored location via a wireless link; when the environmental data and the image data of the monitoring position are in normal states, generating a first power consumption control strategy; the first power consumption control strategy is issued to the detection tag 12 through the unmanned aerial vehicle 10;

and detecting the tag 12, and further reducing the detection period according to the first power consumption control strategy.

Specifically, the detection tag 12 wakes up the acquisition of the environmental data at a lower frequency after reducing the detection period, thereby reducing power consumption.

In particular, the control device 13 may be a server or other monitoring device.

According to the low-power-consumption monitoring device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the unmanned aerial vehicle and the unmanned aerial vehicle accommodating equipment are arranged near the oil pipeline, the detection labels are arranged on the oil pipeline at equal intervals, the control equipment is further used for controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor the environmental data of the oil pipeline, the monitored data comprise the image data acquired by the unmanned aerial vehicle and the environmental data acquired by the detection labels, and the monitoring power consumption is reduced while the oil pipeline is efficiently monitored.

On the basis of fig. 1A, fig. 2A is a schematic structural diagram of another low power consumption monitoring apparatus provided in an embodiment of the present invention, and referring to fig. 2A, the embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to a detection tag 12 as an example, where an accommodating device 11 of an unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a first power supply unit 110, a charging pile 111, a first processing unit 112 and a first wireless communication unit 113;

the first power supply unit 110 is electrically connected with the charging pile 111, the first processing unit 112 and the first wireless communication unit 113 respectively;

the charging pile 111 is used for charging the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 when the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 is in a standby state;

a first wireless communication unit 113, configured to receive a start command of the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 sent by the control device 13;

the first processing unit 112 is configured to trigger the drone 10 to start according to the drone 10 start command.

With continued reference to fig. 2A, the drone 10 includes: a second power supply unit 100, a power unit 101, a camera 102, a second wireless communication unit 103, a charging port 104 and a second processing unit 105;

a second power supply unit 100 electrically connected to the power unit 101, the camera 102, the second wireless unit 103, the charging port 104, and the second processing unit 105, respectively;

a charging port 104 for charging the second power supply unit 100 through a charging pile 111 when the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 is in a standby state;

the second wireless communication unit 103 is configured to receive the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 start command sent by the first processing unit 112 when the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 is in a standby state; or, when the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 is in a working state, acquiring the environmental data reported by at least one detection tag 12;

specifically, in the standby state, the second wireless communication unit 103 and the first wireless communication unit 113 perform wireless communication via the wireless link 6. The first wireless communication unit 113 wirelessly communicates with the control device 13 via the wireless link 5.

The second processing unit 105 is configured to start the power unit 101 when receiving the start command of the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 sent by the first processing unit 112; or, when the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 is in the working state, the camera 102 is controlled to acquire the image data of the monitoring position.

Fig. 2B is a schematic view of an unmanned aerial vehicle in another working state according to an embodiment of the present invention, and referring to fig. 2A and 2B, the detection tag 12 includes: a third processing unit 120, a third power supply unit 121, an environmental sensor 122, and a third wireless communication unit 123;

the third power supply unit 121 is electrically connected to the third processing unit 120, the environmental sensor 122 and the third wireless communication unit 123, respectively;

an environment sensor 122 for acquiring environmental data of a location where the oil pipeline 20 is disposed;

optionally, the environmental sensor 12 may comprise any one or combination of the following sensors: a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an air pressure sensor, etc.

The third processing unit 120 is configured to control the third wireless communication unit 123 to establish a wireless link with the unmanned aerial vehicle 10, and report the environmental data through the third wireless communication unit 123.

Specifically, the second wireless communication unit 103 of the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 wirelessly communicates with the third wireless communication unit 123 through the wireless link 1, the second wireless communication unit 103 wirelessly communicates with the control device 13 through the wireless link 4, and the control device 13 communicates with the first wireless communication unit 113 through the wireless link 5.

Optionally, for a normal region of the oil pipeline, in order to reduce monitoring power consumption, a possible implementation manner is given as follows:

the control device 13 is further configured to generate a second power consumption control strategy when the environmental data and/or the image data of the monitoring location satisfy an abnormal condition; and issues the second power consumption control strategy to the detection tag 12 through the unmanned aerial vehicle 10;

and the detection tag 12 is also used for improving the detection period according to a second power consumption control strategy.

Specifically, when the control device 13 finds that there is an abnormal condition, the detection tag 12 is configured to increase the detection period, so as to acquire the environmental data at a higher frequency, so as to provide more accurate monitoring data and reduce the risk of abnormality.

Referring to fig. 1B, a monitoring policy is issued to the drone 10 through the wireless link 4; the monitoring strategy comprises monitoring sequence information, and the monitoring sequence information corresponds to the arrangement sequence of the identity marks of the plurality of detection labels. For example, in fig. 1B, the first detection tag 12a, the second detection tag 12B and the third detection tag 12c are taken as an example, the monitoring sequence information includes the identification ID-a of the detection tag 12a, the identification ID-B of the detection tag 12 and the identification ID-c of the detection tag 12 c;

further, the control device 13 is also configured to generate a standby command when the environmental data of the first detection tag 12a and the image data of the monitored position of the first detection tag 12a, the environmental data of the second detection tag 12b and the image data of the monitored position of the second detection tag 12b, and the environmental data of the third detection tag 12c and the image data of the monitored position of the third detection tag 12c are all in a normal state; and issues the standby command to the first detection tag 12a and the second detection tag 12b through the unmanned aerial vehicle 10;

the first and second detection tags 12a and 12b are configured to be in a low power consumption state, respectively, based on the standby command.

At this time, when the first detection tag 12a or the second detection tag 12b is in a low power consumption state, the acquisition of the environmental data of the oil pipeline is stopped. Only the third detection tag 12c continues to acquire environmental data, thereby ensuring continuous monitoring while reducing overall power consumption.

Further, when the environmental data of the third detection tag 12c and the image data of the monitored position of the third detection tag 12c satisfy the abnormal condition, the control device 13 is also configured to generate a start command; and issued to the first detection tag 12a and the second detection tag 12b by the drone 10;

the first detection tag 12a and the second detection tag 12b respectively retrieve the environmental data of the oil pipeline 20 according to the start command.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; while the invention has been described in detail and with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (5)

1. A low power consumption monitoring apparatus, comprising: the unmanned aerial vehicle comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle, unmanned aerial vehicle accommodating equipment, a detection tag and control equipment;

the detection labels are arranged on the oil pipeline at equal intervals and establish a wireless link with the control equipment; the control equipment also establishes a wireless link with the unmanned aerial vehicle accommodating equipment; the unmanned aerial vehicle is parked on the unmanned aerial vehicle accommodating equipment in a standby state;

the control equipment is used for controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly to a monitoring position;

the detection tag is used for acquiring environmental data of the oil pipeline;

the unmanned aerial vehicle is used for acquiring the reported environmental data of at least one detection tag and the image data of the monitoring position;

the control equipment is used for acquiring the environment data and the image data of the monitoring position through a wireless link, and generating a first power consumption control strategy when the environment data and the image data of the monitoring position are in normal states; the first power consumption control strategy is issued to the detection label through the unmanned aerial vehicle;

the detection tag is further used for reducing a detection period according to the first power consumption control strategy.

2. The low-power consumption monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the control device is further configured to generate a second power consumption control policy when the environmental data and/or the image data of the monitored location satisfy an abnormal condition; the second power consumption control strategy is issued to the detection label through the unmanned aerial vehicle;

and the detection tag is also used for improving the detection period according to the second power consumption control strategy.

3. The low power consumption monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the detection tag comprises: a first detection tag, a second detection tag, and a third detection tag;

when the environmental data of the first detection tag and the image data of the monitoring position of the first detection tag, the environmental data of the second detection tag and the image data of the monitoring position of the second detection tag, and the environmental data of the third detection tag and the image data of the monitoring position of the third detection tag are all in a normal state, the control device is further configured to generate a standby command; the standby command is issued to the first detection label and the second detection label through the unmanned aerial vehicle;

the first detection tag and the second detection tag are respectively configured to be in a low power consumption state based on the standby command.

4. The low power monitoring device of claim 3, wherein the obtaining of the environmental data of the oil pipeline is stopped when the first detection tag or the second detection tag is in the low power state.

5. The low-power consumption monitoring device according to claim 3, wherein the control device is further configured to generate a start command when the environmental data of the third detection tag and the image data of the monitoring position of the third detection tag satisfy an abnormal condition; the first detection label and the second detection label are issued by the unmanned aerial vehicle;

and the first detection tag and the second detection tag respectively acquire the environmental data of the oil pipeline again according to the starting command.

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